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Internal Affairs September 7, 2021[ NPR ] Guinea’s Military Declared A Coup. What Happens Next Is Uncertain
Internal Affairs September 7, 2021Taliban has captured Panjshir, the final resistance in Afghanistan
War & Conflict September 6, 2021[ AFP ] Taliban battle for Panjshir as US warns of Afghanistan civil war
Finance & Economics September 6, 2021[ SCMP ] Singapore residents who took Sinovac turn to Pfizer to up their antibody counts, amid debate on booster shots
Geopolitics September 6, 2021[ The Straits Times ]Taiwan scrambles jets after 19 Chinese planes enter air defence zone
Finance & Economics September 5, 2021[ Reuters ] Taliban launch charm offensive with Afghan banks amid funding fears
Internal Affairs September 5, 2021[ AFP ] Malaysia makes ousted PM head of virus-hit country’s recovery body
Internal Affairs September 5, 2021[ New York Post ] I ran Team Trump’s Afghan withdrawal — Biden’s attempt to blame us is just sad
Military & Defense September 5, 2021B-21 Raider spotted over Philippines?
Finance & Economics September 3, 2021[ Reuters ] U.S. blocking Chinese acquisitions of global tech firms a “red flag” – Chinese state-backed tabloid
Internal Affairs September 3, 2021Japan PM Yoshihide Suga will not be running for re-election of LDP party leadership
Geopolitics September 3, 2021[ Insider Asia ] North Korea rejects almost 3 million doses of Sinovac vaccine, saying it should be given to countries that need it more
Internal Affairs September 2, 2021[ Daily Mail ] Pentagon orders ALL active military to get the vaccine as soon as possible: 800,000 service members still haven’t gotten a shot and could face court martial if they don’t
Geopolitics September 2, 2021[ Reuters ] Before Afghan collapse, Biden pressed Ghani to ‘change perception’
Finance & Economics August 31, 2021[ The Independent ] New Covid-19 variant with multiple mutations sparking concerns
Military & Defense August 30, 2021[ Business Insider ] The UK is considering incorporating Afghan special forces evacuated from Kabul into the British army
Geopolitics August 30, 2021[ ABC ] North Korea appears to have reactivated Yongbyon nuclear plant, atomic watchdog IAEA says
Geopolitics August 30, 2021Taliban captured 85 billion dollars of military hardware – now is as strong as Tajikistan’s military… maybe
Geopolitics August 30, 2021[ United With Israel ] Biden ‘Not Optimistic’ About Return to Iran Nuclear Deal
Internal Affairs August 28, 2021[ Newlines Mag ] The Taliban’s Struggle to Control KabulFinance & Economics August 28, 2021[ WSJ ] China Plans to Ban U.S. IPOs for Data-Heavy Tech Firms
Internal Affairs August 27, 2021[ TOLO News ] Massoud, Taliban Agree to Not Fight Until Next Round of Talks
Internal Affairs August 27, 2021[ Politico ] U.S. officials provided Taliban with names of Americans, Afghan allies to evacuate
Internal Affairs August 27, 2021[ Gateway Pundit ] US State Department Goes Into Hiding, Cancels Press Briefing After 4 US Marines Killed, 3 Injured in Kabul Blasts
Geopolitics August 26, 2021[ MEMO ] Israel: IDF acknowledges failure to destroy ‘Hamas metro’
Military & Defense August 26, 2021[ The Drive ] Navy Halts Plans To Give Its Super Hornets Conformal Fuel Tanks
Geopolitics August 26, 2021[ Euasianet ] Tajikistan: President demands Tajik role in running Afghanistan
Geopolitics August 26, 2021[ Reuters ] EXCLUSIVE-Internal UN document says Taliban threatened, beat staff
Military & Defense August 25, 2021[ RICE ] Meet Paul, The Singaporean Who Cleared Taliban Landmines In Afghanistan
Geopolitics August 25, 2021[ The News Pakistan ] From battlefield to power table: Khalil Haqqani emerges as key player
Geopolitics August 25, 2021[ The Guardian ] Ukraine denies minister’s claims of hijacked Afghanistan evacuation flight
Geopolitics August 25, 2021[ Middle East Eye ] Algeria severs diplomatic ties with Morocco over ‘hostile manoeuvres’
Finance & Economics August 25, 2021[ Vulcan Post ] Binance CEO worked at McDonald’s, now he’s a crypto billionaire and one of Singapore’s richest
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Geopolitics August 24, 2021[ The Epoch Times ] New Jersey Military Base to Be Used to House Afghan Evacuees: Pentagon
Finance & Economics August 24, 2021[ BBC ] Pfizer becomes first Covid vaccine to gain full FDA approva
Internal Affairs August 24, 2021[ BBC ] Anti-Taliban resistance group says it has thousands of fighters
Geopolitics August 23, 2021Failure to evacuate Afghan contractors will have dire consequences for the rest of US foreign deployments around the world
Geopolitics August 23, 2021Singapore’s Minister answering Malaysian military’s passive aggression on Singapore’s National Day
Military & Defense August 23, 2021[ The Atlantic ] What I Learned While Eavesdropping on the Taliban